My philosophy is that to be a director you cannot be subject to anyone, even the head of the studio. I threatened to quit each tim...e I didn't get my way, but no one ever let me walk out.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

when Mrs Kindhead comes to collect for the Community Chestgrab her and tell her There are unfavorable omens in the sky!...>And when the mayor comes to get my vote tell himWhen are you going to stop people killing whales!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

I think ... I have inside me a sort of answer to the want of today: to the real, deep want of the English people, not to just what... they fancy they want. And gradually, I shall get my hold on them.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

I decided that I want to live the rest of my life happy with what I'm doing. So when I play tennis again, I have to play it for th...e right reason. I don't want to play to get my No. 1 ranking back. I don't want to play for the attention, or to earn more. I don't even want to play because the world wants to see me do it, even though it's nice to know that the world is interested. I only want to play because I love the game, which is the reason I began to play at age seven in the first place.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »